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An Indian movie, loved abroad, is snubbed at home for Oscar submission

Diaa Hadid

All We Imagine as Light explores the lives of working-class women in Mumbai and won the Grand Prix at Cannes. But it was deemed not Indian enough to submit to the Oscars.
'Close Your Eyes' is the best film of 2024 — but these 10 others are also contenders

Justin Chang

Fresh Air's film critic takes stock of the past 12 months' worth of movies, pairing 10 of his favorites, and picking one that stands alone.
9 movie scenes I couldn't stop thinking about in 2024

Aisha Harris

From a heart-wrenching epiphany in the drama Tuesday to a meme-able moment in Challengers, these were the lines that critic Aisha Harris has remembered all year.
National

Blake Lively accuses 'It Ends With Us' studio of harassment and smear campaign

Emma Bowman

In a legal complaint, the actor says co-star Justin Baldoni and his team launched a smear campaign as a way to silence Lively's narrative about his and a producer's alleged repeated sexual harassment.
The jury's in: You won't miss anything watching this movie from the couch

Linda Holmes

There's been a bit of consternation flying around about the fact that the theatrical release of Juror #2, directed by Clint Eastwood, was very muted. But this movie is perfect to watch at home.
'The Brutalist' and 'Nickel Boys' are 2 ambitious and captivating dramas

Justin Chang

Nickel Boys is one of the most thrillingly inventive literary adaptations our critic has seen in years, while The Brutalist is a rare American films that feels genuinely worthy of the word "epic."
Pedro Almodóvar meditates on death in first English feature 'The Room Next Door'

Olivia Hampton

Pedro Almodóvar's first English-language film, The Room Next Door, is a meditation on death. Writing and making movies "is a way of running away from death," the Spanish director says.
'Dirty Dancing,' 'Wrath of Khan' added to the National Film Registry

Neda Ulaby

Every year, the National Film Registry picks 25 movies to be preserved for posterity by the Library of Congress. This year's crop also includes Beverly Hills Cop, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and more.
Arts & Culture

7 must-see 2024 movies that stole our hearts

KPBS Staff

Check out the films that left our staff in awe this year — from cinematic spectacles to heartfelt comedies.
In the movies, villainous health insurers have been a chronic condition

Bob Mondello

For better or — mostly — worse, Hollywood has helped shape the public's image of the health insurance industry in films ranging from John Grisham's The Rainmaker to the Oscar-winning As Good as It Gets.